The owner of Kernel Rice, member of Rice Exporters Association Pakistan, Grain Tech Private Limited Managing Director Faisal Hassan Shah enjoyed a well facilitated stay at the Model Town Police Station during seven days of his physical remand and now has been shifted to Camp Jail. Shah was arrested for depositing fictitious cheques worth Rs 23 million as security to a rice manufacturing company.
The claimants have accused the police, especially the Investigation Officer Rana Abdul Ghafoor of bribery, saying that the police was showing leniency towards Shah. They said that Shah was detained in an exclusive room instead of a regular lockup and was served special food during his stay at the Model Town Police Station. They also claimed that Shah was allowed to sit with his private caretakers.
Shah was arrested under section 489 for depositing cheques worth RS 23 million as security to Madina Sugar Mills. When Shah was not able to return the money to Madina Sugar Mills, Sheikh Mohsin Sarwar, the owner of Madina Sugar Mills, launched an FIR against Shah. Owing to other cases registered against him, Shah had fled prior to the FIR registration by Sarwar. After finding the accused at Habib Metropolitan Bank on Link Road, the police arrested Shah and shifted him to Model Town Police Station.
The claimants suspect that Shah was being transferred to Camp Jail instead of Kot Lakhpat Jail owing to similar reasons. They said that Shah had presented an application to the judge even before the decision of the court saying that his life might be under threat in Kot Lakhpat Jail and had ask the judge to transfer his detention to Camp Jail.
The claimants believed that Shah had connections in Camp Jail, which is why he wanted to be transferred to Camp Jail. Investigating Officer Rana Abdul Ghafoor denied all allegations saying that Shah was kept in a regular lockup and was not allowed to see anyone. He maintained that no exclusive facility was given to Shah and he was kept like regular convicts.
